The Silence of the Lambs

"The idea of eating someone for the sake of eating is rather different from cannibalism."

"Teeth are wonderful. They show what we really are underneath."

"I'm familiar with the fact that you are ambitious. That's good."

"You must understand that people are not always what they seem."

"We covet what we see every day."

"A man could spend the rest of his life trying to explain what he has seen."

"Civilization is not inherited; it has to be learned and earned by each generation anew."

"I'm not sure what the theme of my prayers is. Perhaps forgiveness? Perhaps simply attention."

"Beauty is a primordial desire of the mind."

"I'm having an old friend for dinner. Won't you join us?"

"You must try to imagine what it is to want something with every fiber of your being."

"People often ask me what my greatest pleasure is. I tell them it's good conversation and fine wine."

"Hannibal the Cannibal. Such a colorful nickname. Do you think it's apt?"

"The most perfect pleasure is to outwit one's enemies."

"I ate his liver with some fava beans and a nice Chianti. Pity about poor Chilton."

"You know what you look like to me, with your good bag and your cheap shoes? You look like a rube."

"Discourtesy is unspeakably ugly to me."

"I do wish we could chat longer, but I'm having an old friend for dinner."

"We are what we pretend to be, so we must be careful about what we pretend to be."

"A census taker once tried to test me. I ate his liver with some fava beans and a nice Chianti."

"Imagination is how we escape our limitations."

"Adventure makes us feel truly alive."

"Health requires constant attention and care."

"Money is a tool, not a measure of worth."

"Strength isn't the absence of fear; it's action despite it."

"Kindness costs nothing but changes everything."

"Patience is power disguised as waiting."

"Justice is an ideal worth fighting for."

"Creativity solves problems logic cannot."

"Gratitude is the antidote to bitterness."